Community attitudes to corruption and the ICAC 1996
- Report length
- 60 pages
Summary
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ICAC’s 1996 community attitude survey sought to inform its prevention and education programs through the views of 511 randomly selected NSW adults.
It examined corruption perceptions, standards expected in public and private workplaces, reporting attitudes and support for ICAC.
ICAC reported that respondents judged public sector workplace behaviour more strictly than comparable behaviour in private business.
ICAC reported that 90% felt responsible for reporting corruption, while 76% believed those who reported it would suffer.
In the body's own words
- Finding
Respondents regarded workplace behaviour in the public sector more stringently than workplace behaviour in private business.
- Finding
A very high percentage feel they have some responsibility to report corruption (90%), and that they know how serious corruption needs to be before reporting it (58%).
Findings and recommendations
Allegations are not findings. A commission's finding or opinion of corrupt conduct or misconduct is not a finding that a person is guilty of a criminal offence, and the commissions say so in their reports.
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